Chameleon: Doctor Miracle

Doctor Miracle explores a wellness center some called Miracle Ranch, nestled in the scenic mountains of Southern California, promised a luxurious escape and a path to wellness through clean, alkaline living. Its leader, Dr. Robert O. Young, attracted wealthy clientele with his “groundbreaking” health protocols and friendly, family-man persona. But beneath the serene surface, Miracle Ranch harbored a dark secret. The people who stayed there didn’t get better; they got worse. 

Through legal documents and candid interviews with former patients and employees, law enforcement officials, and affected family members, this series unravels the chilling true story of one man who convinced scores of people that cancer is not a cell but an “acidic, poisonous liquid”, and how his popular “alkaline diet” turned deadly.

Infamous

Behind every infamous news story is a journalist trying to hold power to account. Join reporters Vanessa Grigoriadis and Natalie Robehmed as they take an in-depth look at the most explosive scandals of this century. From high-profile divorces to sex cults to the lies that started a war, they’ll guide you through the juiciest, most outrageous, celeb-filled stories of the last two decades, and give you a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to shine an unflattering light on the world’s most powerful people.

Early True Believers: The Untold Story of Silicon Alley

In the heart of mid-1990s Manhattan, amid the fervor of the dot-com boom, Early True Believers: The Untold Story of Silicon Alley invites listeners into a captivating saga of ambition, innovation, and the tumultuous rise and fall of New York City’s Silicon Alley. Over seven episodes, journalists Vanessa Grigoriadis and Adam Fisher team up to tell the stories of early internet visionaries, social networks, the digital gold rush and the lavish events that came with it, including one held in an underground bunker that abruptly ended in a police raid — a harbinger of the upheaval to come. 

From the pioneering efforts of figures like Stacy Horn, Douglas Rushkoff, and Josh Harris to the speculative frenzy that led to the tech bubble’s burst, Early True Believers navigates through a world where creativity and capital collide, shaping the internet as we know it today.

Meltdown

How did we end up in this version of America, with neighbors divided against neighbors, and some citizens angry enough to storm the U.S. Capitol? The 2008 financial crisis - and the government’s botched, multibillion-dollar bailout - is the skeleton key that unlocks almost every big thing that’s gone wrong in America in the 21st Century, from climate change, to the all-out assault on democracy, to the rise of white nationalism. Host David Sirota explores why the financial crisis happened, how the bailout went so wrong, why politicians covered up Wall Street’s crimes and what the lasting impact of the meltdown was on America’s political, social and economic fabric.

Listen to the series here.

Doing Justice

Justice is about doing the right thing, in the right way, for the right reasons. And it's about making sure that no one is above the law. Doing Justice is a narrative podcast based on host Preet Bharara's bestselling book. Each episode grapples with urgent moral and legal questions: Should we allow an elected official to run for re-election while he’s under investigation? Can we prosecute a police officer for planning to kidnap people? It’s not always clear how justice works, so Preet Bharara, the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, takes us through each investigation, unravels a mystery, and ultimately shows us how things can be made right again.

Listen to the series here.

Tabloid Season 1: The Making of Ivanka Trump

Tabloid stories are not just guilty pleasures; they are revelatory ones, electrified by the tripwires of culture: race, class, gender, and politics. This season, a full-life inquiry into the making of Ivanka Trump, from child of very public 1980s divorce to teenage party girl and then her trophy-collecting father’s very favorite trophy. Hosted by Vanessa Grigoriadis. A production of New York Magazine & Transmitter Media.

Listen to the first season of Tabloid here.